Obama Presidential Center’s groundbreaking date pushed back

Published July 29, 2018 6:32pm ET



The date for the Obama Presidential Center’s groundbreaking in a historic park on Chicago’s South Side has been delayed following a second delay in the federal review process, according to a report.

Construction on the center is now set to begin sometime in 2019 rather than starting this year, the Obama Foundation told the Chicago Tribune. But it’s unclear whether the new date will affect the center’s scheduled opening in 2021.

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